NAFSA International Education Award for Distinguished Service to NAFSA

1. The primary nominator must be a current NAFSA member. Current members of the NAFSA Board of Directors and NAFSA staff are not eligible for consideration. Individuals may not self-nominate.
2. The nominee must be a current NAFSA member.
3. Nominations require submission of the nominee’s résumé or c.v.
4. The nominee has contributed to 10 years of service to NAFSA as evidenced through service on national or regional committees or sustained stewardship to the field beyond formal NAFSA volunteer leadership roles.   
5. The nominee has displayed imagination, personal enterprise, or creative contributions to program development, writing, or research. 
6. Nominations must include two additional letters of support, each from a NAFSA member addressing a different perspective on the nominee’s accomplishments.

If the nominee is not awarded in the first year of submission, the nomination will carry over for one year for consideration as long as the nomination remains eligible for the award. The primary nominator and nominee must meet the award criteria on each deadline for the next year.  NAFSA does not bestow posthumous awards.

Nominations that do not comply with the award criteria or nomination procedures will not be considered.

The awardee will receive:

• Complimentary registration to attend NAFSA Annual Conference to receive this award
• Recognition at a NAFSA Annual Conference
• Acknowledgement on signage at the NAFSA Annual Conference and on the NAFSA website
• A video interview to be hosted on the NAFSA website
• An opportunity to review Shared Interest proposals for a future annual conference
• A framed recognition plaque to display at their home or office or a donation made in their honor to a charity in partnership with NAFSA
• An invitation to write a NAFSA blog post on their connections to international education, NAFSA leadership, etc.

• Sherif Barsoum, New York University (2023)
• Daniel Whitmer, Indiana University Bloomington (2022)
• Katherine S. Hammett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2021)

• Linda Gentile, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019 
• Fanta Aw, American University, 2018
• Christopher J. Viers, Indiana University, 2017
• Adria L. Baker, Rice University, 2016
• Sara Thurston-González, Kansas State University, 2015
• Joy Stevenson, University of Central Missouri, 2014
• Masume Assaf, Penn State, 2013
• Rose Mary Valencia, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2012
• Anita Gaines, University of Houston, 2011
• Janice Bogen, Thomas Jefferson University, 2010
• Patti Jones, Western Illinois University, 2009
• Peter Briggs, Michigan State University, 2008
• Evelyn Levinson, American University, 2007
• Bill Barnhart, University of Utah, 2006
• Dr. William W. Hoffa, Amherst College, 2005
• Michael Smithee, Syracuse University, 2004
• John Pearson, Stanford University, 2004
• Denise Connerty, Temple University, 2003
• Marian Beane, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, 2002
• Ann Kuhlman, Yale University, 2001
• Heidi Gregori-Gahan, University of Southern Indiana, 2001
• Catheryn Cotten, Duke University Medical Center, 2000
• Kenneth A. Rogers, Indiana University-Bloomington, 1999
• Jean Delaney, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1998
• Robert Watkins, University of Texas-Austin, 1998
• Kay Thomas, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis,1997
• Valerie Woolston, University of Maryland-College Park, 1997
• Stephen C. Dunnett, State University of New York (SUNY)-Buffalo, 1996
• G. James Haas, Indiana University/Purdue University, 1995
• Patricia Byrd, Georgia State University, 1994 
• James R. Graham, Colorado State University, 1993
• Clayton Hubbs, Transitions Abroad, 1992
• James Frey, Educational Credential Evaluators, 1991
• Jon V.C. Booth, University of Minnesota, 1990
• Marvin J. Baron, University of California-Berkeley, 1990
• Rosalie H. Berg, Columbia Council for Internationals, 1989
• David Horner, Michigan State University, 1989
• Jerry D. Wilcox, Cornell University, 1989
• M. Archer Brown, NAFSA, 1988

• Michael Paige, University of Minnesota (2019) posthumously awarded
• Joan Solaún, Academic Programs International (2018)
• Gayle Woodruff, University of Minnesota (2014)
• Philip G. Altbach, Boston College (2013)
• Ellen Badger, Binghamton University (2012)
• Joan Rosalie Dassin, Ford Foundation International Fellowships Fund (2011)
• Rosemarie Arens, U.S. State Department in Lima, Peru (2010)
• Bruce Sillner, SUNY-New Paltz (2009)
• Ellen Mashiko, Japan-United States Education Commission (2008)
• Marty Etchison Babcock, University of North Carolina (2007)
• Rebecca Zeigler Mano, US Embassy – Harare, Zimbabwe (2006)
• Teresea D. O'Donnell, Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (2005)
• Jody Olsen, Peace Corps (2004)
• Kay Thomas, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis (2003)
• Hans de Wit, University of Amsterdam (2002)
• Linda Heaney, (2002)
• Ivy McQuiddy, University of Texas-Austin (2001)
• Todd M. Davis, Institute of International Education (2000)
• Ann Helm, City University of New York-Staten Island (1997)
• Stephen Dunnett, SUNY at Buffalo (1996)
• Janet M. and Milton J. Bennett, Intercultural Communication Institute (1995)
• Josef Mestenhauser, University of Minnesota (1994)
• Caroline Atsuko Matano Yang, U.S.-Japan Educational Commission (1993)
• Kevin Scheiffer, Experiment in International Living (1992)
• Axel Market, University of Tuebingen (1991)
• Ralph Smuckler, Michigan State University (1990)
• Alice Chandler, State University of New York (SUNY)-New Paltz (1989)
• Cassandra Pyle, CIES (1988)
• Eugene Smith, University of Colorado-Boulder (1986)
• Edward S. Blankenship, California State University-Long Beach (1986)
• Rene Greenwald, IIE-Mexico (1985)
• Gary Althen, University of Iowa (1983)
• Mary E. Peterson, NAFSA (1982)
• Norman Peterson, Georgetown University (1982)
• Linda Heaney, Linden Educational Services
• Terry O'Donnell, Commission on English Language Program